WIGGINS — If you have ever been to a Wiggins football game, you have seen Dalton Risner.

Risner is a towering figure, currently he measures in a 6'5" and weighs is at 305 lbs. The big lineman is already a big leader as well. On the field and even on the sidelines after being injured, Risner led his line and his team. Those leadership abilities are one of the many things that sets Risner apart.

All his hard work and leadership ability has paid off as Risner was selected to play in the All-American high school football game in Orlando, Fla. sponsored by Offense-Defense.

Risner — a self-described small town kid hailing from Wiggins, population 906, where he was homecoming king — was not just invited to play at the game. Even more impressively, he was asked to be the captain.

After the game, Rivals.com voted Risner as one of the top 10 performers in the game. He was the only lineman on the list. Risner will also be playing for Team USA on Feb. 7, in Arlington, Texas, in another All-American high school bowl game.

"It was exactly what I needed to prove how a small town kid can set his goals for the sky and with hard work and passion, how anything is possible," said Dalton of his experience.

According to Wiggins head coach Mitch Risner one of Dalton's coaches, a former NFL coach, said that he expects to see Dalton in the NFL once his college days are done, stating that Risner's "work ethic, character and leadership we the unique qualities that separate him from the other big lineman."

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Risner is verbally committed to Kansas State and will sign his letter of intent at AT&T Dallas Cowboy Stadium on Feb. 5.

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